New Polyvance Tutorial: Fender Liner Flange Repair
Toronto, Ontario — Polyvance has released a new five-minute instructional video on its website and YouTube channel demonstrating how to repair a bumper using its company tools. Many bumpers have a flange about an inch inside the wheel well where the inner fender liner mounts. This feature sticks out perpendicularly from the bumper face and […]
Read Up: I-CAR introduces free virtual ADAS library
Toronto, Ontario — I-CAR’s U.S. branch has created an online free library in order to provide collision repair professionals with up to date information on topics, trends and industry insights. I-CAR’s advanced driver-assistance systems resource (ADAS) library will provide a “Crash Course,” in ADAS growth, “Business Tools and Tips,” a “Driving the Conversation” panel: How […]
SEMA360: Show organizer delivers virtual event details
Las Vegas, Nevada — An SEMA360 organizer on Wednesday announced that the virtual show will deliver significant real-time interactivity between vendors and attendees. SEMA events Vice President Tom Gattuso said many vendors plan to make representatives available from the typical 9 to 5 p.m. show day. However, Gattuso learned that many exhibitors intend to man […]
Talking Telematics: How the process could alter first notice of loss
Toronto, Ontario — Telematics based FNOL (first notice of loss) will change the way the automotive industry is done. On Sept. 17, Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) produced a webinar discussing collision industry disruptions, what they are and how they will disrupt the industry. The speakers for the webinar were Frank Terlep and Jake […]
CUSMA Conversation: American Industries’ webinar on CUSMA and auto industry
Toronto, Ontario– American Industries will be producing a free webinar on Sept. 24 presented by trade experts and trailblazers in the auto industry. The purpose of this webinar is to analyze the CUSMA’s Rules of Origin and Content and its impact on the auto industry as a whole. During the webinar, attendees will hear directly […]
Collision Counsel: Ronald M. Snyder on labour, layoffs and the pandemic
By Ronald M. Snyder The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted businesses across the industry spectrum in a manner not previously seen in a generation. Its collateral effect upon employees is nothing short of devastating. In response, both the Canadian federal and provincial governments have issued an array of support measures and guidelines that are continually being […]
Steering Ahead: CCIF COVID-19 webinar series available now
Toronto, Ontario — The Canadian Collision Industry Forum’s (CCIF) COVID-19 two-part webinar series is now available—and it’s free to watch. The first webinar, Managing Your Supply Chain and Credit During COVID-19 can help you answer questions like why there have been so many changes to credit accounts amid the pandemic, what’s next and managing changes […]
Subsidy Stretched: Federal COVID-19 wage subsidy to last through August
Ottawa, Ontario — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Canadian Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) for businesses hit hard by COVID-19 will last at least until the end of August. Trudeau says the idea in extending the subsidy is to give employers more runway and confidence to resume their operations more slowly if required. He also […]
Adopting a Process Centred Environment: AkzoNobel to host webinar
Toronto, Ontario — AkzoNobel has announced its webinar, Adopting a Process Centered Environment (PCE) to optimize your production flow during and after the pandemic, to be held May 27 at 10:30 a.m. EST. Featuring Pat Ryan, services consultant at AkzoNobel, the webinar will cover how you can ensure your business has the right processes in […]
Buckling Down: Prepare for ‘the dam to burst,’ say Ryan Taylor and Mike Anderson
Toronto, Ontario — During Color Compass’s ‘Capturing in a Crisis’ webinar on May 13, Mike Anderson, president and owner of Collision Advice and Ryan Taylor, CEO of Bodyshop Booster, discussed how the industry will navigate the post-pandemic normal. Anderson predicts that when the global economy comes back online, “the dam is going to burst.” With […]
